Kris Callen
President
Kris's Bio
After 20 years of working with clients involved in high risk operations around the globe, Kris founded The Callen Group in April of 2017 in order to focus solely on developing and promoting high performing operational cultures that lead to safe and efficient operations. He founded Performance Coaching International, serving as president from 2005 – 2009,was Senior Vice President at The REACH Group from 2009 – 2017 and is a highly respected Senior Leadership and Safety Facilitator. In addition, he was highly involved in the mergers of Global Marine and SantaFe, Hercules and TODCO as well as Talisman’s North Sea Operations transfer from Total. Kris remains on the cutting edge of advances in the area of behavioral safety, predominately in the Oil and Gas Sector.
Kris’ career has taken him to 88 countries training over 35,000 people. He has been intimately involved with the development and implementation of Behavioral Safety Processes with Enterprise Offshore, Orion Drilling, Hercules Offshore, as well as the former GlobalSantaFe which is now Transocean. In 2008 Kris co-wrote a paper entitled: “H.S.E. Culture – One From Many” which was published by the IADC/SPE. This paper outlines a clear roadmap for bringing many cultures together and simplifying the safety tools that are used day in and out.
Kris holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees from Belhaven University, Jackson Mississippi, in Accounting and in Business Administration. He is passionate about creating a performance culture where safety and efficiency go hand in hand. He currently divides his time between Lafayette, Louisiana, Tampa, Florida and Houston, Texas and has four grown sons: Braxton, Taylor, Joshua and Noah.
Devendra Rajcoomar “Raj”
Operations Manager
Raj's Bio
Devendra Rajcoomar, “Raj” has 20+ years’ experience in global upstream offshore drilling operations. He has worked in the fields of Engineering, Operations, Rig Management, Asset Management, HSE, Performance Coaching for global companies that include Halliburton (Baroid), Schlumberger (MI Swaco), Rowan / Valaris and The Reach Group.
As a service provider, Raj worked for Transocean, Seadrill, Diamond, Vantage, Maersk, BP, Shell, BHP, Repsol, EOG, ONGC, Reliance, Murphy O&G, Newfield and Talisman. He performed worked on Drill Ships, Jack Ups, Semi-Submersible, Tender, Land and Sevan Rigs in Africa, Brazil, India, Malaysia and Trinidad.
Raj holds a Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Trinidad & Tobago and a Post Graduate Certificate in Oil and Gas Engineering from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. Combining his education, operations experience, technical knowledge, project management and leadership skills enables Raj to consistently deliver superior results and ensure the delivery of optimal operating performance while maintaining safety as top priority. His proven record of working with cross functional support teams and unique mix of downhole drilling knowledge, rig operations and safety & leadership skills makes him a strong asset to the team.
Raj is a passionate safety leader, performance driven and results oriented. He prides himself on the values of honesty, respect, continuous improvement and valuing relationships. Raj is from Trinidad but has also lived in Canada and England with his wife Patricia.
Bo Brasher
Senior Performance Specialist
Bo's Bio
Bo Brasher is a trusted Human Performance Coach with a background in medical psychology. His Leadership and Safety Training experience have been focused in the Oil & Gas Industry for over 18 years. He has coached and trained in 25+ countries, primarily on high risk operations and reinforcing cultural changes within teams to develop the optimal safety and performance culture.
Bo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. His education and experience in understanding human behaviors and team dynamics make him an effective leader of change. Using scientific disciplines to understand how people interact with mechanical process, he works to ensure that system process efficiency is increased and that human errors are reduced to a minimum level. Bo strives to optimize human well-being and overall system performance by building strong teams that communicate and support each other’s success. Teams built on a solid behavioral driven foundation achieve the goals they set for themselves.
Bo lives in Mississippi with his wife of 37 years and has two daughters, one son, and two granddaughters.
Shelly Milne
Executive Assistant
Denise Torian
Accounting